I've begun the process of using a Linear Dynamic setup to simulate an ISTA Drop Test (multiple drops). Does anyone have experience with something like this? I'm looking to pick your brain regarding the setup. Anybody who has extensive experience with Linear Dynamic studies can probably help, but drop test setups will be ideal.
Thanks in advance!
Then your only option in a non-linear dynamic analysis. However, the damage accumulation part may or may not be able to be handled depending on the type of damage your are seeking to capture - you can bend some metal with hardening but that is about it. In any case linear dynamics is not going to work if what you wrote is accurate.